Whip-lock.



L. DIETRIGH.

WHIP LOOK.

VAPPLIGATION FILED AUG. 20, 1910.

977,855,; J Patentd Dec.6. 1910.

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LEWIS DIETRICH, OF IIVILAY CITY, MICHIGAN.

WHIP-LOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 6, 1910.

Application filed August 20, 1910. Serial No. 578,192.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Lnwrs DIETRIOH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Imlay City, in the county of Lapeer and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Whip-Locks, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawmgs.

This invention relates to improvements in whip locking sockets and hasfor its principal object to provide a very simple, inex pensive, andefiicient device of this character which will securely lock the whip inits socket thereby preventing the theft of the same.

A further object of my invention resides in the provision of a metallicband encircling the whip socket and secured thereto at its center, saidband carrying whip engaging means extending through opposite sides ofthe socket, adapted to be locked together at its ends to prevent therelease of said whip engaging means.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of partshereinafter fully described and claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in Which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a whiplooking socket constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is asection taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a detailperspective view of the resilient locking band.

Referring more particularly to the drawing 5 indicates a cylindricalwhip socket which at its upper and lower ends is provided with aplurality of annular beads 6.

Between the same the attaching clips 7 are arranged and have their endslaterally extended and secured to the dash-board of the vehicle by meansof screws or other suitable fastening devices.

At substantially the center of the cylindrical socket 5, the resilientmetallic looking band 8 is arranged. This band is secured intermediateof its ends to the socket by means of a rivet 9. At diametricallyopposite points the socket is provided with circumferential slots 10which receive the whip engaging or gripping arms 11 carried by theresilient band 8. These gripping arms com rise suitable body portionswhich are riveted or otherwise secured to the band 8 and protrudethrough the slots 10 in the whip socket. At their inner ends the bodyportions of the arms are attenuated and extended to form resilientfingers 12. These fingers and the inner ends of the arms 11 provideconcaved gripping faces 13 which engage upon the periphery of the whip Wand are adapted to securely retain the same in the socket. As is wellknown, the ordinary horse whip tapers from its butt to its outer end sothat when the arms 11 are properly engaged upon the whip and the bandlocked against outward movement as willbe later described, any attemptto withdraw the whip will be unsuccessful, as the larger butt end of thesame cannot be drawn between the opposed concaved faces 13 of thegripping arms.

In order to secure the resilient band 10 closely upon the whip socketand hold the arms 11- in gripping engagement upon the whip, one end ofthe band 8 is twisted and disposed at an angle to the body thereof asshown at 14. The other end of said band is provided with a short slot 15through which the end 14 is adapted to extend. This end of the band isprovided with an aperture to receive the shackle of a padlock 16. Thusthe ends of the resilient band are securely locked together so thattheir release and the withdrawal of the whip is rendered impossible. Theowner of the vehicle may easily and quickly remove the whip by removingthe padlock when the ends of the resilient band 8 will spring apart andthe gripping faces or edge portion of the arms 11 moved outwardly awayfrom the whip W so that it may be easily and quickly withdrawn.

From the foregoing it is believed that the construction and operation ofmy improved whip locking device will be readily understood. It may beconstructed at a minimum cost and is extremely eflicient and convenientin practical operation. The accidental loss or theft of the whip isentirely overcome and a device provided which may be easily and quicklyattached to whip sockets of the general form now in common use.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is The combinationwith a Whip socket having circumferential slots therein at diametricallyopposite points, a resilient band secured to the socket intermediate ofits ends, a whip engaging member secured to the resilient'band onopposite sides of its center and extending through the slots in thesoket,

5 fingers and the body portion providing 'concaved gripping faces toengage upon the periphery of a whrp one-end of sad-d band being bent atright angles xto theo'body ,por-

tion thereof, the other end of the band hav- 0 ing a;sio.t thereintorreoeive the twisted end,

and a padlock having its shackle disposed throug'hthe latter end of theband to secure the same together and retain the gripping members inengagement upon the Whip.

En testimony whereof I hereunto affix my 15 signature in the presence oftWo Witnesses. LEWIS DIETR'CECH. Witnesses;

THOMAS H. TAYLOR, HARRY E. PALMER.

